OK...every time someone posts that the 'hardest shot' is such-and-such, all the ringers with their ISO6400-25,600 cameras and F1.4 lenses make it look like a cakewalk, with perfectly exposed, crisp shots of the scene.
So I've located my 'hardest shot' in Disney...3 attempts have given me almost nothing to work with, and my best ended up not even being the optimal lens (F3.5 wide open). I had to use ISO3200, and a ton of layering, screening, and contrast masking to even get something other than a black screen...and even with all the noise reduction software in the world, an ISO3200 shot underexposed by 4.5 stops is not going to look great when brightened that much!
Still, for the first time I can actually tell what the photo was OF...my previous results with P&S cams were a complete washout.
Here's the scene:
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It's in Living with the Land, in the Land Pavilion in Epcot. It's the buffalo home on the range shot as you start the ride. The above is F3.5, ISO3200, screened twice at 100%, midtones brightened 20% and shadows 10%, two doses of noise reduction, then contrast masked again and readjusted for saturation. Amazing that such poor results required such heavy labor to produce!!
So now I want to see what you all can do. Especially those with F1.4-1.7 lenses, and DSLRs that can shoot respectable ISO3200-6400 or more. I have always loved that scene, and I want to see it captured better than what I've been able to do!!
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So I've located my 'hardest shot' in Disney...3 attempts have given me almost nothing to work with, and my best ended up not even being the optimal lens (F3.5 wide open). I had to use ISO3200, and a ton of layering, screening, and contrast masking to even get something other than a black screen...and even with all the noise reduction software in the world, an ISO3200 shot underexposed by 4.5 stops is not going to look great when brightened that much!
Still, for the first time I can actually tell what the photo was OF...my previous results with P&S cams were a complete washout.
Here's the scene:
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It's in Living with the Land, in the Land Pavilion in Epcot. It's the buffalo home on the range shot as you start the ride. The above is F3.5, ISO3200, screened twice at 100%, midtones brightened 20% and shadows 10%, two doses of noise reduction, then contrast masked again and readjusted for saturation. Amazing that such poor results required such heavy labor to produce!!
So now I want to see what you all can do. Especially those with F1.4-1.7 lenses, and DSLRs that can shoot respectable ISO3200-6400 or more. I have always loved that scene, and I want to see it captured better than what I've been able to do!!
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